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Autonomy
Being in control of actions and decisions (e.g. freedom to play how you want)
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Autonomy + Experimenting
A strong dose of autonomy and experimenting in the same game.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+4.0
Tropico 4
Players have extensive freedom to choose political ideologies, economic strategies, and island development paths…
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+4.0
VHOLUME
Players have freedom to choose their own routes, explore off-path areas, and decide their pace between speedrunning and…
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+4.0
Battle for Wesnoth
Players have freedom to choose factions, units, strategies, and mod/custom content, allowing personal control over…
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+4.0
BlazBlue Centralfiction
Players choose from a large roster of unique characters each with distinct mechanics and playstyles, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Sephiria
Players have significant control over builds, weapon upgrades, and inventory management, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Players have freedom to explore a large open world, choose their own party composition, and make meaningful decisions…
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+4.0
Luck be a Landlord
Players make strategic choices about which symbols and items to add or remove from their slot machine, adapting builds…
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+4.0
Mage Arena
Players have freedom to choose spells, strategies, and playstyles with voice-activated casting and crafting.
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+4.0
Out There Somewhere
Players have control over their actions and decisions, using a teleport gun mechanic to solve puzzles and navigate…
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+4.0
Super Auto Pets
Players have freedom to choose pets, build teams, and decide strategies each round with many viable options and pivots.
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+4.0
Blood™ Fresh Supply
Players have freedom to explore levels, choose weapons, and use alternate fire modes; gameplay encourages tactical…
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+4.0
Cairn
Players control each limb individually with options for manual or automatic limb selection, allowing personal…
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+4.0
Ember Knights
Players have significant control over their builds, weapon choices, skill upgrades, and run strategies, with flexible…
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+4.0
Esoteric Ebb
Players have freedom to choose character builds, dialogue options, and explore the world at their own pace with…
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+4.0
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Players have significant control over their character's actions, decisions, and development, with meaningful choices…
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+4.0
Idols of Ash
Players have freedom to choose their own path down the map and decide their own approach to grappling and movement.
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+4.0
Jackpot Crash Course
Players make meaningful choices affecting story routes, endings, and character interactions, indicating high personal…
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+4.0
SCP – Containment Breach
Players have freedom to explore the procedurally generated facility, choose their own paths, and decide how to approach…
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+4.0
Super House of Dead Ninjas
Players choose weapons, upgrades, and playstyle freely with many unlockables and customization options.
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+4.0
The Talos Principle 2
Players have freedom to explore large open-world environments, choose puzzle order, and make story decisions.
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+4.0
UNDERDOGS
Players have freedom to customize mech builds, choose upgrades, and make strategic decisions in events, enabling…
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+4.0
Axelay
Players freely select and customize their weapon loadout before each stage and can switch weapons dynamically during…
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+4.0
Chronigma
Players have control over their puzzle-solving approach and can experiment with different strategies and timing.
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+4.0
Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath
Players have freedom to choose factions, sub-factions, units, and strategies, including global conquest mode and…
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